Predictors of Ascertainment of Autism Spectrum Disorders across Nine US Communities

Autor/inn/en	Pettygrove, Sydney; Pinborough-Zimmerman, Judith; Meaney, F. John; Van Naarden Braun, Kim; Nicholas, Joyce; Miller, Lisa; Miller, Judith; Rice, Catherine
Titel	Predictors of Ascertainment of Autism Spectrum Disorders across Nine US Communities
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43 (2013) 8, S.1867-1879 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-012-1732-4
Schlagwörter	Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Autism; Predictor Variables; Educational Diagnosis; Clinical Diagnosis; Comparative Analysis; Children; Participant Characteristics; Incidence; Statistical Distributions; Geographic Distribution; Socioeconomic Influences; Educational Attainment; Health Services; Access to Health Care; Disability Identification; Early Childhood Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Prädiktor; Pedagogical diagnostics; Pädagogische Diagnostik; Child; Kind; Kinder; Vorkommen; Wahrscheinlichkeitsverteilung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik
Abstract	Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) prevalence estimates derived from a single data source under-identify children and provide a biased profile of case characteristics. We analyzed characteristics of 1,919 children with ASD identified by the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network. Cases ascertained only at education sources were compared to those identified at health sources. 38% were education-only. These were older at their earliest evaluation (54.5 vs. 42.0 months, p < 0.001) and earliest ASD diagnosis (62 vs. 53 months, p < 0.001). More lived in census blocks with lower adult education (p < 0.001). Lower educational attainment of adults in census blocks of residence of education-only cases suggests disparities in access to clinical services with the schools providing crucial services to many families. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10